Celtic are ready to hijack Rangers’ swoop for defender Steven Taylor, according to a report.

Rangers are keen to land the recently-released Newcastle defender as they aim for their third Premier League capture of the window following the signings of Joey Barton from Burnley and Jordan Rossiter from Liverpool.

Sky Sports claim Taylor will hold talks with Rangers on Monday before travelling to Turkey for further transfer discussions with Fenerbahce.

It is said Celtic are also interested in signing Taylor, who ended his 13-year association with Newcastle last week.